When it was proposed in Shanghai that newspapers. register with the Shanghai Municipal Council, the Chinese press of the city passed resolutions, published full-page adver-fisements and in other ways express: ed their annoyance. Now comes the Peking Government with a revive al of Yuan Shih-kai's press law, one lof the darkest documents in the histery of journalism. 'This law was promulgated on April 2, 1914, when Yuan Shih-kai was worried' about the popular outery against his political activities. Its revival now can only be taken as an indication the Government in Peking fears the press and popular opposition and rt, 10 of the press Law states:
newspaper will not be, allowed to. public "matters of the "following the present breach of the pence and wrod order, ling to cause
(e)" Articles endangering "morals, iploratle fairs andes G3) Aris, Sontaining® secrets "of ating 10 the administration.
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